Jacksonian Democracy

How were voting rights affected by growing democratic value in the 1820s?

• Servants gained the right to vote

• Women earned the right to vote

• Slaves earned the right to vote

• More people were allowed to vote when voting laws no longer required men to own property

"To the victor belong the spoils."

- Senator William Marcy, 1832

Senator Marcy was most likely defending the policies of which president?

• Andrew Jackson

• William Henry Harrison

• John Quincy Adams

• Martin Van Buren

During the 1830s public servants and officials were widely perceived to be unqualified. What practice reinforced that perception?

• The federal government recruiting volunteers to serve abroad as ambassadors

• The public voting for candidates based on religious affiliations

• Legislators awarding government contracts to the lowest bidders

• The president rewarding political supporters with appointments to desirable positions

What was one significant factor that contributed to the election of Andrew Jackson as president in 1828?

• the collapse of the two party political system

• the passage of woman suffrage laws in numerous states

• the removal of property qualifications for voting

• the extension of voting rights to free blacks

During the presidency of Andrew Jackson, the spoils system resulted in...

• all free males being given the right to vote

• the end of political corruption in the federal government

• elected officials rewarding their supporters with government jobs

• federal laws being nullified by the states

Andrew Jackson was popular due to the fact that he respresented:

• Farmers

• The "common man"

• Humble merchants and business owners

• Wealthy business interests

The “Trail of Tears” refers to-

• The forced relocation of 100,000 U.S. settlers.

• The forced relocation of the five civilized tribes to Oklahoma, during which 25% of them died.

• The eastern pilgrimage of 10,000 Seminoles after being forced off their land.

• A famous battle between the Native Americans and the U.S. settlers.

After gold was discovered on Cherokee land, Georgia wanted to seize the land but the Cherokees refused to leave which resulted in -

• The US Supreme Court case - Worcester v. Georgia

• Georgia offered to grant U.S. citizenship to the Cherokees.

• The Cherokee Nation asked President Andrew Jackson to negotiate with Georgia.

• Georgia asked the federal government for funds to purchase Cherokee land.

President Andrew Jackson responded to the Supreme Court ruling in Worcester v. Georgia by....

• asking Congress to pay reparations to the Cherokee Nation

• ordering state officials in Georgia to negotiate with the Cherokee Nation

• ignoring the ruling and allowing Georgia to evict the Cherokee Nation

• filing another petition against the Cherokee Nation

Why did President Andrew Jackson oppose renewing the charter for the Second Bank of the United States?

• The bank did not permit the use of gold and silver for currency.

• The bank restricted Jackson from raising tariffs.

• The bank had corrupt leadership that threatened foreign trade and domestic industries.

• The bank had too much power over the economy and favored the wealthy.